Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development<\/b><\/a> \u2014 a community group formed months ago in response to proposed data center developments in the area \u2014 says the lack of communication from county leaders is the core problem.<\/p>\n\u201cYou know, if you tell us that Elon Musk is going to come here and build a data center on the Gibbons Creek site, I think everybody would be fine with that,\u201d Egyed said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut [Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth is] not telling us anything. There is no announcement. We\u2019re hearing through the grapevine that Elon Musk bought that property about a week ago. We know surveyors were out there last week surveying 1,900 acres. So the only thing that we know is what we are sharing with each other. And that is the problem that we have with this county. They need to start sharing this information with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Egyed also noted that conflicting information has added to the confusion. At a previous community meeting in Iola attended by roughly 300 people, she says County Judge Joe Fauth indicated the project involved xAI \u2014 not SpaceX.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe information that we got at the meeting in Iola, where we had 300 people that came, Judge Fauth was there, and I spoke to him personally, and he said that it was xAI. Now, you know they\u2019re all owned by Elon Musk, but they are different companies that do different things,\u201d Egyed said. <\/p>\n
Egyed said the distinction matters significantly for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s xAI, they\u2019re going to be doing a data center. If they do, you know, SpaceX comes, it\u2019s going to be something completely different,\u201d she said. \u201cThe information that we have gotten about [the Gibbons Creek Reservoir] project is it\u2019s a brownfield site. It\u2019s probably one of the very few places in Grimes County that\u2019s really even appropriate for a data center. I told the judge that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Residents plan to show up<\/p>\n
Jacqueline Ross, a Grimes County resident who lives near Bedias, says her focus right now is on civic engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main thing I want is for as many people as possible to show up and just be present, to let them know that we are paying attention, that they work for us, and we are paying attention to how they vote and how they protect their citizens,\u201d Ross said. \u201cI don\u2019t really have any fear. I just \u2014 I\u2019m just observing, cautiously observing.\u201d<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next<\/p>\n
Grimes County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet on Wednesday morning, where an executive session item on a tax abatement for a proposed manufacturing, data center, and power plant project is on the agenda. This is a separate project from the SpaceX development. <\/p>\n
Executive sessions are closed to the public.<\/p>\n
A formal public hearing specifically for the SpaceX development is set for June 3, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Grimes County Justice & Business Center, located at 270 FM 149 W. in Anderson.<\/p>\n
The proposed agreement involves a designated reinvestment zone known as \u201cSpaceX Reinvestment Zone No. 1 – 2026-001.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth said he was unavailable for an interview but wants to hear from residents about these projects. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n
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